Copies of the SR 710 North Project Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) can be reviewed and obtained at the Caltrans, District 7 Office (100 South Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012) on weekdays from 7am to 3pm.

Printed copies of the Executive Summary (including a Spanish translation and Final EIR/EIS, as well as one USB flash drive containing the Final EIR/EIS (Volumes 1-3) and all Technical Studies are available for viewing at the following libraries within the study area:

Alhambra Civic Center Library- 101 S 1st St
Alhambra

El Sereno Library
5226 Huntington Dr South
Los Angeles

City Terrace Library
4025 E City Terrace Dr
Los Angeles

Pasadena Central Library
285 E Walnut St
Pasadena

Bruggemeyer Library
318 S Ramona Av
Monterey Park

Malabar Library
2801 Wabash Av
Los Angeles

East LA Library
4837 E 3rd St
Los Angeles

San Rafael Library
1240 Nithsdale Rd
Pasadena

Glendale Central Library
222 East Harvard St
Glendale

Anthony Quinn Library
3965 E Cesar E Chavez Av
Los Angeles

La Cañada Flintridge Library
4545 N Oakwood Av
La Cañada Flintridge

South Pasadena Library
1100 Oxley St
South Pasadena

Printed copies of the Executive Summary (including a Spanish translation) and one USB flash drive containing the Final EIR/EIS (Volumes 1-3) and all Technical Studies are available for viewing at the following libraries within the study area:

Altadena Main Library
600 East Mariposa St
Altadena

Arroyo Seco Branch Library
6145 N Figueroa St
Los Angeles

Live Oak Library
4153-55 Live Oak Av
Arcadia

Hill Avenue Branch Library
55 South Hill Av
Pasadena

Arcadia Public Library
20 West Duarte Rd
Arcadia

Chinatown Branch Library
639 N Hill St
Los Angeles

Norwood Branch
4550 N Peck Rd
El Monte

Lamanda Park Branch Library
140 South Altadena Dr
Pasadena

Azusa City Library
729 N Dalton Av
Azusa

Cypress Park Branch Library
1150 Cypress Av
Los Angeles

San Gabriel Branch Library
500 S Del Mar Av
San Gabriel

La Pintoresca Library
1355 N Raymond Av
Pasadena

Crowell Public Library
1890 Huntington Dr
San Marino

Eagle Rock Branch Library
5027 Caspar Av
Los Angeles

So. El Monte Public Library
1430 Central Av
South El Monte

Linda Vista Branch Library
1281 Bryant St
Pasadena

CSULA Library
5151 State University Dr
Los Angeles

Lincoln Heights Branch Library
2530 Workman St
Los Angeles

Temple City Library
5939 Golden West Av
Temple City

Villa Parke Branch Library
363 East Villa St
Pasadena

Duarte Library
1301 Buena Vista St
Duarte

Robert Louis Stevenson Library
803 Spence St
Los Angeles

Monrovia Public Library-321 South Myrtle Av
Monrovia

Rosemead Library
8800 Valley Bl
Rosemead

ELAC Library
1301 Av Cesar Chavez
Monterey Park

Baldwin Park Library
4181 Baldwin Park Bl
Los Angeles

Pasadena City College Library
1570 E Colorado Bl
Pasadena

Sierra Madre Library
440 Sierra Madre Bl
Sierra Madre

Irwindale Public Library
5050 North Irwindale Av
Irwindale

El Monte Library
3224 N Tyler Av
El Monte

Hastings Branch Library
3325 E Orange Grove Bl
Pasadena

Next Steps

Metro will coordinate efforts with the various cities to begin implementation of the TSM/TDM projects identified in the Final EIR/EIS.

In response to the
May 2017 Metro Board motion
, Metro staff will also work with the cities/project sponsors to develop and implement eligible mobility improvement projects to bring immediate relief.

In 2008, two -thirds of Los Angeles County voters approved the local sales tax Measure R which mandated transportation upgrades throughout the County. Measure R specifically allocated $780 million for SR 710 North traffic congestion relief efforts.

Since the inception of project, Caltrans and Metro have been working in partnership to alleviate mobility constraints and traffic congestion in this study area that encompasses western San Gabriel Valley and the east/northeast area of Los Angeles.

More than 300 meetings and/or briefings with community groups/organizations, members of the public and elected officials were held for the project. Caltrans received more than 8,000 comments about the project, including written comments, formal letters, emails, speaker/comment cards, verbal testimonies and online submittals.

Given the funding constraints, the Metro Board of Directors introduced a
motion
in May 2017 to bring immediate relief to corridor cities affected by the gap in the 710 freeway by implementing mobility improvements that could be funded with existing resources. Through the motion, the Metro Board approved:

Adopting the TSM/TDM Alternative as the Locally Preferred Alternative and deferring a decision on any other alternative for future consideration until the communities are in agreement on the alternative and funding is identified

Reallocating the remaining Measure R funds to mobility improvement projects that will relieve congestion resulting from the SR 710 gap in the transportation system within the SR 710 North Study Area, with priority given to projects that are proximate to Interstate 10.

Allocating other state and federal funds dedicated for the project for mobility improvement projects in the Central sub-region, including Unincorporated East Los Angeles.

Caltrans concurred with the Metro Board of Directors by selecting the TSM/TDM Alternative as the Preferred Alternative for the Project.

At the May 2017 meeting, the Metro Board of Directors allocated the remaining Measure R Funds made available for the SR 710 North Gap Closure or “Tunnel” Project to new mobility improvement projects [MIPs] identified within the San Gabriel Subregion. In addition, special funding was allocated for new MIPs identified in the Central subregion [including Unincorporated East Los Angeles]. This action resulted in making approximately $1B available for approximately 100 eligible Mobility Improvement Projects (MIPs) consistent with the guidelines in
Board Motion 29.1
.

Board Motion 29.1 stipulates newly proposed MIPs not included in the SR 710 North Final Environmental Document will have to undergo their own environmental process and clearance. Projects from y the County of Los Angeles and Cities of Alhambra, Los Angeles, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Rosemead, San Gabriel and South Pasadena were submitted for funding and evaluated by Metro staff based on the project information and anticipated benefits that were presented.

The Metro Board of Directors authorized two funding cycles for the MIPs. Cycle 1 funding was approved at the December 2018 meeting and Cycle 2 funding was approved at the September 2019 meeting:

Cycle 1 Funding Allocations

Cycle 2 Funding Allocations for San Gabriel Valley Cities

Cycle 2 Funding Allocations for County and City of Los Angeles

Of the 170 projects submitted by the project sponsors under the 1
st
funding cycle, 51 MIPs, estimated to cost approximately $515M, were programmed and approved by the Metro Board of Directors. Of the 81 projects submitted by the project sponsors under the 2
nd
funding cycle, 53 MIPs estimated to cost approximately $531M were programmed and approved by the Metro Board of Directors.

Project Sponsors include the County of Los Angeles and the cities of:

Alhambra

Los Angeles

Monterey Park

Pasadena

Rosemead

San Gabriel

San Marino

South Pasadena

Next Steps

Metro staff will continue to coordinate with the Project Sponsors (cities/county) to refine the project scopes of work, set the project implementation schedules, refine cost estimates and prepare/execute funding agreements.